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No. 671,881. Patented Nov. 24, 1896.

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No. 571,881. Patnted Nov. 24, 1896.

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UNITED- STATES- PATENT O'rFIcE.

EDWIN H. MURDOOK, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

SPECIFICATION forming aitoflefiteis Patent No. 571,881, dated November24, 1896.

Application fil d October 20,1892. Serial rt. 449,463. (No model.)

To all whom itmlay concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN H. FIURDOOKJL citizen of the United States,residing at Oincinnati, in the county ofHamilton and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and use-' ful Improvements in Canceling-Punches;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, reference being had to the annexeddrawings, which form part of this specification. i

My invention comprises a hand-punch that first prints or embosses orpunctures numbers on a'ticket or check or other similar article of valueand then mutilates it by severing this canceled piece therefrom, "whichcanceled cutting is deposited within a sealed chamber of the implement,so as to show how often and for What purpose it has been used, ashereinafter more fully described.

In the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is-a side elevation of a punchembodying my improvements, the operating-lever thereof being in itsnormal or elevated position. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the detachablecase separated from the punch. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the latterafter said case has been detached from it, the lever being in the sameposition as in Fig. 1. Fig; 4 is a longitudinal section through thecomplete punch, the lever being forced down to operate the cutter. Fig.5 is side elevation of the front portion of the implement, its leverbeing in the same position as in the preceding illustration. Fig. 6 isan enlarged plan of the head of the punch, the type-wheel'of the sameand a portion of the main lever being sectioned horizontally. Fi gl 7 isa greater enlarged plan of the type-wheel carrier detached from saidhead Fig. Sis an enlarged transverse section of the head, taken at theline of the preceding illustration. Fig. 9 is an elevation of theopposite side of head seen in Figs. 3 and 5; Fig. 10 is a modificationof my invention.

As far as its general appearance is concerned my implement resemblesanordinary conductors punch, inasmuch as it includes a head A, stock B,and receptacle 0 for containing the cuttings, the head being mortisedvertically at a to receive the type-wheel carrier and having ahorizontal mouth or slot 0., within which latter the tickets or checksare inserted in the usual manner. This type-wheel carrier is a smallbox'or frame D, adapted to move freely up and down within the mortise a,and has one -or more typewheels journaled-in it, depending on the use towhich'the punch is to be put. In the present case, however, one wheel Eis shown, the periphery of which is furnished with type for printingnumbers on tickets, checks, &c., the numbers being usually made on anindiarubber strip secured around said wheel. \Vheel E is fastened to ashaft having a pinion 6 attached to it, the latter being in gear withanother pinion f, whose hub F is journaled in the carrier, as seen inFig. 7, and hasa socket f to admit a wrench or key wherewith thetype-wheel may be turned as desire'du v e is a'spring or pawl bearingupon either of thesepinions in such a manner as to pre vent anyaccidental or retrograde turning of them. Furthermore, this carrierhas apair of longitudinal grooves cl d to admit the free ends of springs g g,which springs at the proper moment exert some pressure upon saidcarrier. The fixed ends of these springs are coiled and connected to ashaft G, journaled transversely of the stock B, a lug g (seen in Figs. 6and 9) being attached to the shaft and adapted to be operated by alifter H, attached to one end of a rod or screw h, projecting from-thetoe of lever I, the latter being hung upon a pivot t. This toe isforked, as more clearly seen in Fig. l, and admits one end of a lever J,that turns on a pivot j and has at its front end a knife or cutter K ofany desired size and shape. The knife here shown is adapted to make anoblong cut and is slotted lengthwise to enable the type-Wheel to operatewithin it, said knife, when completely depressed, entering a slot a inthe bottom of the head.

L is a cut-off slotted at Z and coupled by a link Z to the lever-toe 'i.in one side of head A, and having a flap M a is an opening fitted withinit, the flap being hung upon a P is a tube connecting the stock B withthe receptacle 0, the latter having at its rear end any suitable form ofcombination-lock R, wherewit-h a detachable case S is secured around thegreater portion of the punch. Case S has a dial and pointer s toindicate how to set the type-wheel E. Said case also has a slot 8' inline with the slot a of the punchhead. T is a spring that maintains thelever I in its normal position.

U is a ring to receive one of the operators fingers.

My punch is operated in the followingmanner: The combination of lock Ris first restored to enable the ready detachment of case S in order thatthe pad 0 may be properly inked, and then said case is reapplied andsecurely fastened, thereby leaving the implement in a normal positionand ready to be operated at any time. In this normal position the springT elevates the lever I and retracts its toe 2', as seen in Fig. 3, theresult being to render the lifter H and bent lever V inoperative for thetime being. Furthermore, in this normal position the spring on swingsthe flap M up, as seen in Fig. 8, and thus causes the pad 0 to apply inkto the lower types of wheel E, the lateral'projection 'n at the end ofshaft N of said flap being presented outwardly, as more clearly seen inFig. 6. Again, in this position of the punch the carrier D is raisedabout to the top of mortise a, and is supported upon the pad 0, therebeing now but very little tension imparted to the springs g g. Thecutter K is also elevated now and the cut-off L retracted,

. so as to bring its solid portion under the opening a at the bottom ofthe head. The punch is set to print a proper cancellation number ornumbers by inserting a key witlr in the socket f and then turning saidkey until the index 8 points to the desired number. A ticket, check, orother article to be canceled is then inserted within the mouth a andlever I forced down to the position seen in Fig. 4, which act causes thefollowing move ments of the operative parts, to wit: As the toe t' ofsaid lever is thus thrown forward the bent lever V comes in contact withthe projection nat the end of shaft N and by forcing said projectionupwardly the flap M is swung down to the position seen in Fig. 5 andindicated by dotted lines in Fig. 8, thereby permitting the free descentof carrier D. This carrier is pressed down with some slight degree offorce, because the lifter II is now pushing upwardly against the lug g,which act turns the shaft G sufficiently to impart the desired tensionto the springs g g. This pressure is sufficient to cause the inked typeof wheel E to make a very clear impression on the upper surface of theticket, and immediately thereafter the knife K descends a little fartherand severs this printed portion from said ticket, which cutting isforced through the holes a Z, traverses the inclined part of case S,enters tube P, and is finally deposited within the receptacle 0. Thelever I being now released the spring T again restores all the parts totheir normal positions, the cutoff L being instantly pulled back toclose the hole a and prevent the cuttings falling out of the punch.Furthermore, when the operative devices are restored to their normalpositions the carrier D is elevated, in part by the small lever J and inpart by the spring 111 of flap M.

The above describes a simple form of my punch; but in some cases it maybe'desired to apply more than one type-wheel to it, in which event theconstruction seen in Fig. 10 can be used. Here the carrier D has onepair of type-wheels W IV, whose shafts have pinions 'w 10 secured tothem, which pinions gear with a common driving-pinion X, adapted to beturned by a key. The carrier has an other pair of type-wheels YY, whoseshafts have pinions y y attached to them, the lattel-being in gear witha common driving-pinion Z, capable of being turned by a key. But whenfour type-wheels are thus employed the hub must be duplicated on theopposite side of the head, as shown at f in Fig. 9. By this arrangementof duplicate hubs, pinions, 850., either pair of type-wheels can be setindependently of the other pair, thereby rendering the punch especiallyconvenient for carrying out the peculiar method of cancelingrailroad-tickets described in Letters Patent No. 481,369, issued to meAugust 23, 1892, although the present invention is not limitedto anyspecial ticket, check, or use. Neither is it limited to the use of typefor applying numerals to a ticket, as it is evident the same result canbe accomplished by embossing these numerals or producing them with aseries of perforations, but the printing operation is preferred, becauseitrequires very little power and the rubber type can be readily renewedafter becoming worn.

I claim as my invention 1. A hand-punch provided with a device that cutsa portion from a ticket; a typewheel that cancels said clipping; areceptacle for holding it; a slide that opens and closes the entrance tosaid receptacle; and a single lever that successively operates saidwheel, cutter and slide, in the manner described, and for the purposestated.

2. A hand-punch provided with a slotted cutter, a wheel having anumbered periphery, and a common lever that operates said devices andcauses said wheel to traverse said slot and imprint a ticket, whichprinted portion is bodily detached by said cutter, substantially asherein described.

3. A punch provided with a slotted knife, and a canceling deviceoperating through said slot, said canceling device being applied to acarrier reciprocating within the head of the implement, substantially asdescribed.

4. A punch provided with a slotted knife, a type-Wheel operating throughsaid slot, a pad that applies ink to said wheel, and a common leveroperating said knife, wheel and pad, substantially as described.

5. A hand-punch having a mortised head; a carrier reciprocating therein;a type-wheel journaled in said carrier; a swinging ink-pad applied tosaid head, and adapted to support said wheel when elevated; and a singlelever that operates said carrier and pad, in the manner described, andfor the purpose stated.

6. The combination, in a canceling-punch, of a reciprocating carrier D,provided with a type-wheel E, the springs g, g, having their free endsin contact with said carrier, the shaft G, to which the coiled ends ofsaid springs are fastened, the lug g, applied to said shaft, and thelifter H operating said lever, said lever being rigidly attached to thetoe 'i of the main lever I, for the purpose described.

7 A hand-punch provided with a device that first cancels a ticket; adevice that then severs this canceled part from the ticket proper; andanother device that finally permits this clipping to be deposited Withina sealed receptacle, which three operations are successively eifected bythe action of a single lever, substantially in the manner hereindescribed.

8. The combination, in a hand-punch, of the carrier D, reciprocatingwithin the head of the implement, the type-Wheel E, j ournaled in saidcarrier, devices for operating said carrier, a swinging flap M, hungupon a shaft N, having a lateral projection n, a spring m that raisessaid flap, and a bent lever V, adapted to act against said projection n,in the manner described, said bent lever being rigidly attached to thetoe 2 of main lever I, all as herein set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWIN I-I. MURDOOK. Witnesses:

JAMES H. LAYMAN, ARTHUR MOORE.

